24357 present past and future tenses

Tenses Assessment

Name:___________________

Simple present Tense
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form of the simple present tense.
1.

We_______accept_______(accept) your apologies.

2.

Trams_______________________________(not/be) faster than buses.

3.

Water_______________________________(run) through the water pipes.

4.

These birds________________________________(sing) sweetly.

Present Continuous Tense
Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1.

Peter_____is writing__________(write) a letter now.

2.

Joe and Keith______________________________(run) around the classroom.

3.

The dog_____________________________________(bark) loudly.

4.

That helicopter____________________________________(not/fly) in the sky.

Simple Past Tense
Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the words in brackets.
1.

I wish I________had_________(have) a new bike.

2.

We________________________________(not spend) much money in the shop
yesterday.

3.

She_____________________________(live) in a small apartment in Kowloon 2 years
ago.

4.

I______________________________(reply) an e-mail from Ted last night.

5.

I______________________________(be) a fireman before I retired.

Past Continuous Tense
Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense.


1.

I____was studying____(study) at home all last night.

2.

We_______________________________(have) a test at nine o’clock this morning.

3.

The birds____________________________________(sing) all morning.

4.

They_______________________________________(not play) football when it
started to rain.

Simple Future Tense
Fill in the blanks with the words given using simple future tense or the ‘going to’ form.
1.

We____will have____(have) a long holiday next month.

2.

We are going to watch (watch) tv later this afternoon.

3.

Please wait! Your father______________________________(come) back in half an
hour.

4.

I think he____________________________________(help) us if we run into trouble.

5.

Mary is
is tired already.

6.

Dora_________________________________(not come) back to this shop because
of the poor customer service.

7.

Tom is
tomorrow.

_____ (not run) with her brother because she

__

______

(play) on his computer with his friends

Future Continuous Tense
Fill in the blanks with the future continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.
1.

Jake

will be going

(go) to the post office later this afternoon.

2.

I

3.

________________________he
hotel again?

4.

Mike

5.

I ____

__________

(see) them in a few weeks from now.
(stay) at the same

_____________
_______

(wear) his new shirt to his friend’s party.

(wash) the dishes after dinner.


Part 2
Identify the tenses used to describe Picture 1
simple present (1) / simple past (2) / simple future (3)
present continuous (4) / past continuous (5) / future continuous (6)

She will read the magazine.

_______

Is the old woman reading the magazine?

_______

She will be reading the magazine.

_______

Is she going to read the magazine?

_______

The old woman did not read the magazine.

_______

The old woman was reading the magazine.

_______

The old woman does not read magazines.

_______


Part 2

The words on the right are used to describe the pictures.

1.

old / woman / read / magazine(s)

2.

Tony / wear / his / jacket

3.

cat / take / nap / sofa

4.

William / carry / heavy / suitcases

5.

students / not / listen / teacher

6.

Jenny / play / chess / Kate


Use the given words next to the picture to write the following

Picture 2

Present continuous tense question

Picture 3
Past continuous tense question

Picture 4
Future continuous tense question

Picture 5
Future continuous tense sentence, negative (not)

Picture 6
Past continuous tense sentence